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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1903
Page
3
A twelve year old tuning device from Colthorp’s listed by G. E. Adams and J. T Wanver with assurance of experience based on references and a satisfaction guarantee marked 36. The fragment notes fore ordera details and indicates a repair or tuning service.
Readable fragments indicate an election or census style record for the Vernal precinct in Uintah County Utah. No dates or named officials are present, but the text implies local government statistical data collection in Vernal.
Mrs Ashley Bartlett teaches CA Musnec piano at her residence. Beers Store offers tin launch buckets for children at one cent each. Dasia returned from Salt Lake to attend business. Davis contemplates moving to Oregon. Al Kane takes a hoss farmer post at White Rocke and relocates family. J Haves sells rendered tallow soap grease and mutton tallow. Geo Youve N. G Sowards markets peaches from his valley orchard. Pike family moved from the reservation for winter schooling. Dr A Rose and Dr J F Cleaver plan a several days outing on Saylor Mountain.
A nine pound black eyed baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs L H Belcher last Sunday. Our city recorder at 13 Westleg notes a contented smile. White River reportedly rose two feet higher during the recent storm than last spring. Lugo DeFraez visited town with freight for the Yeinal merchants. Hoe reports Ashley valley as the best country seen yet.
George Ainge af Jensen suffered severe head and facial bruises after contact with a belt on a steam thresher. He was taken to Dr Buchtel for treatment and repair.
When troubled with constipation try Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and produce no griping or other unpleasant effect. For sale by all dealers in patent medicine.
George Dixon, a longtime and one of the most senior employees on the Uintah and Ouray reservation, has resigned and moved to Vernal.
Isaac Odelurl spends a few days in Vernal to enroll his son in school. He reports unusually heavy rainfall at Wells this year and says the winter range wad is never better.
Detachment marching from Duchesne to the trail of Sewawick and his Ute band is recalled to the post. The band will be brought back as far as Price by rail from the northern agency.
Beit Aldach who started for California on the first of July with his wife and Mrs Bartholomew and family writes that they arrived safe and sound after six weeks of travel. He notes they could have made it in four days if they traveled every day and gives his address 18 Plateau California where he will read the Vernal Express for one year.
The Christian Science Society rents the Howard residence front room for public services each Sunday at 11 a.m and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Wednesday evening service time is listed as to be determined. The room remains open daily as a free reading room from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and literature is provided. Everyone is invited.
Mayor Ashton returned from Salt Lake City and the Irrigation Congress Thursday night to find a red flag on his gate and is away from home for a time. He reports losing his purse containing $65 and a railroad ticket after leaving it on a store counter in Ogden.
The note mentions arrivals at Beers Store with watermelons cheap since the fast and tomatoes scarce this year selling from 150 to 2 dollars per bushel. It also notes Tom Taylor visiting from the Strip and wheat fields looking fine before an upcoming rain.
Ed Harmston led a party to survey several Cowboy ver dams along White River for patent. A D Dickson, resident agent of the Manual Life Insurance from Castle Dale, spends the week in Vernal for his firm. Mrs H Calvert visits Vernal friends before returning home. The two small boys were placed in school.
Tidbits from Vernal include Bennionw returning from Salt Lake. Beers Store preparing trimmed bats. quarantine at Will Winn and Major Ashton residences. Scarlet fever at Clarence and Mrs Dudley relatives visiting Jensen from Provo. Education and church events mix with farm and buggy trade and humorous irrigation tales of champagne rivers.
Parley Ford plans to enter the state fair cheese competition and has arranged a campaign to promote the effort. W W Babcock, father of a Congregational minister, arrived from Colleges Springs Iowa and will stay in Vernal visiting his son. County Treasurer Davis notes taxes are rising faster than last year despite many residents facing hardship.
A miscreant shot a yearling calf owned by O. L. B. Atwood near William Gibson’s place, then cut its throat and left the carcass where it fell. The incident occurred a few nights ago south of Gibson’s property.
Mrs Hodge arrives at Camp Gulch from Iowa by way of Vernal on Monday and will visit with her son Attorney Mitchell L. Her stay will be extended into next month.
Prospects favor Salt Lake canalista taking hold of the Mt. Baldy proposition to gauge the extent of a large low grade dyke crossing that part of the range.
Capresa office adds line of well chosen stationery and new faces in the job printing department to support first class printing work and improve production.
Goodman ranch east of town sold during the week to David Marren for 3000 dollars. Marren, formerly a county resident, has lived in Meeher Colorado for several years and will now settle back among former associates.
The Urnigh Creamery received 180 044 pounds of milk in August. Output included 3 245 pounds of butter and 4 500 pounds of cheese. Frank Smith produced 6 614 pounds of milk, H Tyzack 4 659 pounds. The highest test was 68 from milk by W P McConne and second 66 by William Preece.
David Bills and Mrs Dilla spent two weeks in Meeker visiting her sons Albert and Charley. Bills reunited with a Denver cousin he hadn’t seen since the war. Their sons report fine crops this year, though the late storm caused some damage, described as the heaviest rain storm in years.
The Semi-Annual Conference for L D 8 is set for Salt Lake City from October 4 to 6 with tickets available starting September 30. LDS Ladies Relief Society events run October 3 and 4. Utah State Fair runs October 1 to 6 with final return by October 11. Prices listed for various locations and agents.
The Express 16 reports the State Land Board plans a sale on October 28. The list covers Browns Park to Green River, totaling over 88000 acres. Much land is already selected by individuals with 19 applications on file with the Bond, and additional parcels likely hold valuable but pending titles.
A Tuesday farewell gathering at Central School under the Mutual Improvement Associations honored President Praok M. Young and Counselor Mrs Young before they sail to the Samoan Islands for missionary work. The event drew a large turnout, with praise for their service and warm wishes for their next assignment as the Hans on Orchestra played selections.
Lou Woodard, the Caray merchant, rode into town on Thursday and says the lower agency is unusually quiet with little to report.
Agent Mercer at White Ruck removes many longtime employees and installs 18 new workers, reshaping the staff dynamics on the reservation.
Caroline Stroghan of Ex press Mall Ward is seriously ill for several days causing a temporary gap in the neural news budget. She is recovering and expected to resume duties soon.
At a Vernal Utah meeting of the Ashley Upper Irrigation Company board on September 16, 1903 an assessment of 2 per share on capital stock was levied 150 per share cash to the Treasurer George bearle and 60 cents per share in labor. Unpaid by October 10 1903 becomes delinquent and will be advertised October 94 1903. Work will begin October 8 1903 mainly shovel and willow cutting.
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